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Mr Goodman started a campaign in 2013 for wheelie bins to be distributed in the resort by Cornwall Council. A campaign page was set up on Facebook and Mr Goodman collected hundreds of signatures on a petition.

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They believed it was the responsibility of households and businesses to buy gull-proof bin bags, which are available to buy for £3.50 from Cornwall Council One Stop Shops.

Sarah Hamilton asked: “Why do people insist on leaving out black bags for the seagulls to tear apart? “Are people too tight to buy a plastic/metal bin with a lid? This happens around Newquay every week.”

More litter at Treloggan in Newquay on Monday (Image: Natasha Blake)

Samantha Crosswood added: “Why can't people just buy their own bin? They cost about a tenner. Take some responsibility instead of blaming the council/binmen/seagulls/tories etc etc.”

Either way, wheelie bins and gull-proof sacks are finally set to be rolled-out to every household in Cornwall, starting in 2020.

Households which cannot store a wheelie bin will be given a 180-litre seagull-proof sack. The committee has also agreed that there will be some households which will need bespoke arrangements for waste collection and these will be addressed.

Council officers have said that 70% of homes in Cornwall should be able to use wheelie bins.

Cornwall Council plans to give everyone a wheelie bin

The final decision on the new contract is set to be made in December.

In the meantime, the Fistral Beach Clean group is advising people to pick-up a gull-proof bag.

“On rubbish collection days around Cornwall it’s common to see black bin bags, which have been put out, ripped open and their contents strewn about, the likely culprits being herring gulls and other wild animals," the group said.

“The litter, if not picked up, could make its way to the ocean via water courses or be blown there by the wind. Cornwall Council One Stop Shops offer seagull-proof bags in which to place rubbish bags awaiting collection. Please do consider using such bags and also encourage your neighbours to do so as well.”